Welcome to the Innovative Blog, a place where our Springfield dentists will discuss the latest in dentistry. Our team will update you on recent dental news, tips, and events going on at our practice. We hope the information we share will be useful in helping you learn more about our dental practice and the services we provide, and that you will ultimately have an even greater understanding of what advanced dental care can achieve.

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Screencapture from video. Text: Implant Smile Makeover. Traveled from Ohio to Springfield, MO to see Dr. O for same day implant smile makeover! Then we placed 5 dental implants on the upper and 6 implants on the lower.

Patient Receives a Brand New Same-Day Smile Using Dental Implants

In this video, Dr. Grant Olson showcases a patient who traveled from Ohio to Springfield, Missouri to receive a same-day smile transformation using dental implants from the team at Innovative Dental. The process began with the removal of 25 infected teeth, followed by the placement of 5 dental implants on the upper arch and 6 on the lower arch. Dr. Olson then placed immediate denture prosthetics on both arches, which will stay in place while the implants properly fuse with…

Text reads: my teeth were bad! Image of teeth before restoration, edited together with patient now who is smiling with white teeth.

How To Choose the Right Dentist For Full Mouth Rehabilitation

Dr. Grant Olson, a cosmetic dentist and the owner of Innovative Dental of Springfield, discusses two cases where he has helped patients achieve a complete smile transformation. In the first case, a patient came to Innovative Dental with worn-down teeth that were otherwise healthy and had good supporting structures still in place. Dr. Olson and his team decided that the best course of action was for this patient to retain his natural teeth, so they used porcelain veneers and crowns…

Dental Implant Placement in Under Five Minutes

Dental implants are often regarded as the optimal solution to tooth loss due to their ability to replace the entire tooth structure, including the root. In this video, Springfield cosmetic dentist Grant Olson, DDS highlights how an implant can be placed in under five minutes—all without the need for sedation. At Innovative Dental of Springfield, we use advanced 3D surgical guidance technology when planning and placing dental implants, allowing for enhanced precision and efficiency. Rather than spending extensive amounts of…

Dental Student Doctor Day

Here at Innovative Dental of Springfield, we believe that high-quality dental care has the power to change people’s lives for the better. In celebration of the next generation of dentists, Dr. Grant Olson—an experienced cosmetic dentist and the founder of Innovative Dental—is partnering with Rheostat to host Dental Student Doctor Day! Rheostat—which is also founded and owned by Dr. Olson—is dedicated to providing top-quality practice-management tools to dentists, including consulting services, in-person events, and an efficiency-boosting app. Dental Student Doctor…

Tracy’s Smile Transformation with Invisalign^® and Cosmetic Veneers

Innovative Dental provides insight into one of our dental success stories in a video entry focused on a patient named Tracy. The video details Tracy’s backstory and how she was not able to receive ideal dental care as a child, which led to a variety of issues later in her life. However, the team at Innovative Dental was able to restore her confidence and transform her smile into one she is now proud of as an adult. Tracy notes how…

Full Mouth Smile Makeover Using Implants, Invisalign^®, Crowns, and Veneers

In this video, cosmetic dentist Grant Olson, DDS highlights the case of a patient who received a complete smile makeover here at Innovative Dental in Springfield, MO. Our team utilized a range of advanced treatments—including accelerated Invisalign^®, dental implants, dental crowns, and porcelain veneers—to completely transform the patient’s entire smile in just a few visits. The process started with a virtual consultation, wherein the patient—who was traveling from out of town—was able to discuss his goals with our team and…

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